Florida Department of State
Division of Elections
November 7, 1978 General Election
Official Results
Constitutional Amendment
| Judiciary [Selection and retention of circuit and county judges] (rev. Art. V, Secs. 10 and 11 (a) and (b)) |
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| County | Yes | No | |
| Alachua | 15,861 | 12,329 | |
| Baker | 461 | 2,200 | |
| Bay | 5,151 | 13,921 | |
| Bradford | 1,160 | 2,865 | |
| Brevard | 32,700 | 36,659 | |
| Broward | 142,277 | 104,740 | |
| Calhoun | 332 | 2,193 | |
| Charlotte | 6,082 | 11,174 | |
| Citrus | 4,649 | 8,343 | |
| Clay | 4,281 | 7,554 | |
| Collier | 5,366 | 14,170 | |
| Columbia | 1,216 | 5,155 | |
| Desoto | 792 | 2,387 | |
| Dixie | 387 | 1,605 | |
| Duval | 43,229 | 65,858 | |
| Escambia | 23,045 | 22,739 | |
| Flagler | 1,379 | 1,362 | |
| Franklin | 437 | 1,379 | |
| Gadsden | 1,681 | 4,491 | |
| Gilchrist | 425 | 1,215 | |
| Glades | 446 | 860 | |
| Gulf | 305 | 2,797 | |
| Hamilton | 362 | 1,288 | |
| Hardee | 925 | 2,209 | |
| Hendry | 701 | 1,935 | |
| Hernando | 4,210 | 6,892 | |
| Highlands | 3,330 | 7,710 | |
| Hillsborough | 61,708 | 65,653 | |
| Holmes | 722 | 2,805 | |
| Indian River | 5,322 | 7,033 | |
| Jackson | 1,164 | 6,884 | |
| Jefferson | 567 | 1,517 | |
| Lafayette | 184 | 1,116 | |
| Lake | 9,535 | 14,340 | |
| Lee | 27,370 | 30,866 | |
| Leon | 14,235 | 20,011 | |
| Levy | 1,183 | 2,804 | |
| Liberty | 171 | 1,100 | |
| Madison | 717 | 2,495 | |
| Manatee | 16,557 | 25,609 | |
| Marion | 7,933 | 16,487 | |
| Martin | 6,592 | 8,894 | |
| Miami-Dade | 177,054 | 131,653 | |
| Monroe | 6,637 | 4,697 | |
| Nassau | 1,335 | 3,798 | |
| Okaloosa | 8,116 | 14,717 | |
| Okeechobee | 1,045 | 1,557 | |
| Orange | 42,461 | 43,189 | |
| Osceola | 3,729 | 5,435 | |
| Palm Beach | 85,461 | 62,188 | |
| Pasco | 23,291 | 27,957 | |
| Pinellas | 125,264 | 96,188 | |
| Polk | 24,877 | 35,259 | |
| Putnam | 2,326 | 7,990 | |
| Santa Rosa | 4,877 | 7,786 | |
| Sarasota | 31,550 | 28,191 | |
| Seminole | 17,192 | 14,437 | |
| St. Johns | 3,225 | 6,883 | |
| St. Lucie | 6,794 | 8,850 | |
| Sumter | 1,074 | 3,319 | |
| Suwannee | 770 | 4,064 | |
| Taylor | 894 | 2,550 | |
| Union | 394 | 1,101 | |
| Volusia | 32,632 | 21,002 | |
| Wakulla | 447 | 2,315 | |
| Walton | 1,183 | 3,854 | |
| Washington | 796 | 3,132 | |
| Total | 1,058,574 | 1,095,756 | |
| % Votes | 49.1% | 50.9% | |